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Psalms 113:5

Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,

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מִ֭יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.כַּיהוָ֣הkayhvahas Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “as Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּeloheynvGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.הַֽמַּגְבִּיהִ֥יhamagbihithe be haughtyגָּבַהּdefinite article, verb, hiphil, participle, construct — “the be haughty”, a verb used as a describing wordH1361to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughtyexalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.לָשָֽׁבֶתlashavetto dwellיָשַׁבpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to dwell”, the to-form of the verbH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who is like unto the LORD our God, that is enthroned on high,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who is like unto Jehovah our God, That hath his seat on high,

Young’s Literal Translation

Who [is] as Jehovah our God, He is exalting [Himself] to sit?

World English Bible

Who is like Yahweh, our God, who has his seat on high,

Darby Translation

Who is like unto Jehovah our God, who hath placed his dwelling on high;

Douay-Rheims

What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou didst flee: and thou, O Jordan, that thou wast turned back?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who is like unto the LORD our God, that is enthroned on high,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Who is as the Lord our God? who dwells in the high places,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίς ὡς Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν; ὁ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς κατοικῶν,